Known for Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kenneth Gilbert More CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was a highly successful English film actor during the post-World War II era and starred in many feature films, often in the role of an archetypal carefree and happy-go-lucky middle-class gentleman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth More, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
September 20, 1914
Died
July 12, 1982 (age 67)
Birthplace
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Filmography
56 films, 10 shows


The Making of 'A Night to Remember'
1993 · 58m
country: United States
A sixty-minute documentary featuring William MacQuitty’s rare behind-the-scenes footage
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991 · 30m
country: Unknown
A short documentary about Alma Cogan's life.


A Tale of Two Cities
1980 · 2h 42m
country: United States
Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.


Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979 · 1h 33m
country: United States
A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arthur's Camelot. On board are big-hearted Tom Trimble and Hermes, the look-alike robot he built. Tom immediately makes friends with pretty Alisande while becoming enemies with the evil knight Sir Mordred. It seems Mordred has joined up with the Sorcerer Merlin and they are both up to no good. It is now up to Tom to try and use 20th century technology to foil their plans.


Leopard in the Snow
1979 · 1h 34m
country: United Kingdom
A tender romance develops between an attractive young woman and a famous race car driver who lives incognito after supposedly being killed in an auto accident.


The Silent Witness
1978 · 55m
country: Unknown
A documentary based on scientific investigations of the Shroud of Turin. Noted medical examiners, theologians, physicists and historians use modern science to trace the probable history of the cloth.


Journey to the Centre of the Earth
1977 · 1h 30m
country: Spain
A 19th-century expedition to the Earth's core reveals primordial wonders, prehistoric monsters and a subterranean civilization that may convey the greatest discovery of all.


The Rocking Horse Winner
1977 · 30m
country: Canada
Nigel Rhodes plays a boy who, while riding his wooden rocking horse, can predict which horse will win at the race.


The Slipper and the Rose
1976 · 2h 26m
country: United Kingdom
Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the Kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the Prince to wed no matter what. When the Prince meets Cinderella at a ball, he's sure she's the one, and when she loses her slipper upon exiting the dance, the Prince is determined to find and marry her.


Scrooge
1970 · 1h 54m
country: United Kingdom
A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic ghost tale starring Albert Finney.


Battle of Britain
1969 · 2h 12m
country: United Kingdom
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.


Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 · 2h 24m
country: United Kingdom
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.


The Betrayal
1969 · 1h 44m
country: Italy
A seductive and ruthless spy in the service of Germany steals state secrets- including the formula for poison gas-from England and France during World War I. British intelligence, in turn, tries to hunt her down.


Dark of the Sun
1968 · 1h 41m
country: United Kingdom
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.


The Collector
1965 · 1h 59m
country: United Kingdom
A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.


The Comedy Man
1964 · 1h 32m
country: United Kingdom
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.


We Joined the Navy
1963 · 1h 45m
country: United Kingdom
Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.


Heart to Heart
1962 · 1h 55m
country: United Kingdom
A television interviewer is determined to get a coup on a dodgy cabinet minister.


The Longest Day
1962 · 2h 58m
country: United States
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"


Some People
1962 · 1h 33m
country: United Kingdom
Four teen-aged Teds are persuaded to form a rock group and undertake the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme to keep them out of trouble.


The Greengage Summer
1961 · 1h 40m
country: United Kingdom
Sensitive story of a British girl's awakening from childhood into life and love on vacation in France.


Man in the Moon
1960 · 1h 38m
country: United Kingdom
William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold. He is soon fired and offered a job by the nearby National Atomic Research Center where they figure anyone who could fail at being a guinea pig is just what they need. They con William into thinking he will continue his guinea pig career by testing out some equipment for them before they send a group of astronauts to the moon.


Sink the Bismarck!
1960 · 1h 37m
country: United Kingdom
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.


North West Frontier
1959 · 2h 9m
country: United Kingdom
In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train as they are relentlessly pursued by Muslim rebels intent on assassinating the prince.


The 39 Steps
1959 · 1h 33m
country: United Kingdom
In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.


The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1958 · 1h 43m
country: United Kingdom
English gunsmith Jonathon Tibbs travels to the American West in the 1880s to sell firearms to the locals. He inadvertently acquires a reputation of quickness on the draw due to his wrist mounted Derringer style weapon. Soon gaining the post of sheriff, he endeavours to clean up the town using what skills he has—and by multilateral diplomacy.


Next to No Time
1958 · 1h 29m
country: United Kingdom
Unassuming planning engineer David Webb finds himself on the Queen Elizabeth to New York with instructions to negotiate a high-powered loan. His lack of confidence means he is completely out of his depth, at least until he finds his personality changes every day during the hour the ship's clocks stop to make allowance for their westward passage.


A Night to Remember
1958 · 2h 3m
country: United Kingdom
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.


The Admirable Crichton
1957 · 1h 34m
country: United Kingdom
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.


Reach for the Sky
1956 · 2h 15m
country: United Kingdom
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.


The Deep Blue Sea
1955 · 1h 40m
country: United Kingdom
A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living RAF pilot, who ends up being more than she can handle.


Playing Fields Association: Cricket
1955 · 5m
country: Unknown
Fundraising film for the National Playing Fields Association, of which Prince Philip was president. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".


Raising a Riot
1955 · 1h 30m
country: United Kingdom
Commander Peter Kent of the Royal Navy and his wife May have three children, ranging form five to eleven years: Peter, Anne and Fusty. Kent comes home after three years abroad with no idea how to handle the children. When Mary has to fly to Canada, Peter takes his children to his father's new country home, which turns out to be a windmill. They end up clashing with an American family in the neighborhood.


The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955 · 1h 30m
country: United Kingdom
Framed in flashback, The Man Who Loved Redheads is an anecdotal comedy about a man (John Justin) whose life is defined by his first romantic experience. That liaison occurred in Justin's youth, when the young man matures and enters the diplomatic world, he spends the rest of his career searching for his first love.


Doctor in the House
1954 · 1h 32m
country: United Kingdom
The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longer-serving hopefuls he is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing and fast sports-car driving that constitute 1950s medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose.


Our Girl Friday
1953 · 1h 28m
country: United Kingdom
Rich Sadie Patch is marooned on a desert island after an emergency on her cruise-ship. With her are Irish stoker Pat, prickly young Jimmy Carrol, and bald and bookish Professor Gibble. All fancy their chances.


Genevieve
1953 · 1h 26m
country: United Kingdom
Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.


Never Let Me Go
1953 · 1h 34m
country: United Kingdom
An American reporter falls in love with a Russian ballet dancer.


The Yellow Balloon
1953 · 1h 16m
country: United Kingdom
A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend's death.


Brandy for the Parson
1952 · 1h 18m
country: United Kingdom
A young couple get involved with a smuggler


Appointment with Venus
1951 · 1h 27m
country: United Kingdom
At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands. However, someone realises that a prize cow is on the islands and the Nazis mustn't get hold of her. This is the intrepid story of the cow-napping from under the noses of the Nazis.


No Highway in the Sky
1951 · 1h 38m
country: United States
James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.


The Galloping Major
1951 · 1h 22m
country: United Kingdom
A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortunately the horse is useless on the flat, so they try entering him as a jumper.


The Franchise Affair
1951 · 1h 28m
country: United Kingdom
An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.


The Clouded Yellow
1950 · 1h 35m
country: United Kingdom
After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers finds work catalouging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux. Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together.


Chance of a Lifetime
1950 · 1h 29m
country: United Kingdom
The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the old management come back to help out.


Morning Departure
1950 · 1h 42m
country: United Kingdom
The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before they run out of air?


Stop Press Girl
1949 · 1h 18m
country: United Kingdom
A young woman leaves her backwards hometown to go to London to find a runaway suitor. What she doesn't know is that she has inherited a strange ability; if she's in the vicinity of a machine for more than fifteen minutes, it stops working.


Now Barabbas
1949 · 1h 27m
country: United Kingdom
A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.


Man on the Run
1949 · 1h 22m
country: United Kingdom
An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.


Scott of the Antarctic
1948 · 1h 51m
country: United Kingdom
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him


A Piece of Cake
1948 · 46m
country: United Kingdom
Set in the austere post–World War II British world of rationing, Cyril dreams up an ode to an imaginary character named Merlin Mound who can provide anything one can wish. Merlin becomes real and grants his host's wishes; not by conjuring the items out of thin air, but depriving them from other people's ownership, which leads to trouble.


Power Without Glory
1947 · 1h
country: United Kingdom
Eddie Lord returns home from war to find that his fiancee has fallen in love with his younger brother.
Toad of Toad Hall
Toad of Toad Hall
1946 · 1h 30m
country: United Kingdom
An adaptation of the 1908 novel, The Wind in the Willows.


School for Secrets
1946 · 1h 48m
country: United Kingdom
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.


Look Up and Laugh
1935 · 1h 20m
country: United Kingdom
Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. She invokes the Market's foundation by Royal Charter just before an inadvertent gas leak provides an explosive climax.